Improvement in children s carriages



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Childrens Carriages.

N0.153,629, Patentedlu ly 28,1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JULIUS SUES, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHlLDRENS CARRIAGES- Specification forming part ofLetters Patent No. 153,629, dated July 28, 1874; application filed April25, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULIUs SUEs, of Louisville, in the county ofJefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and Improved OhildsCarriage, of which the following is a specification:

I11 the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofmyimproved childs carriage; and Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section ofthesame on the line 0 0, showing the spring attachment of front wheels.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawing, A represents the body of a childs carriage, which issupported on the front wheels by curved wooden or metallic sills or barsB and strong lateral springs O. Springs 0 are firmly bolted to the bodyA, and also to the rear end of the bars 13, the front end carrying theaxle of the front wheels. By placing the front part of the body onsprings, not only an up and-down motion, but also a rocking motion, ofthe carriage is obtained, and the elasticity of the same increased. Thehind part of the body A is supported by two additional curved springs,l), of swan-neck shape, which are interposed be tween the usual ellipticsupportingsprings E and the body. The front end of spring D is firmlyattached, by means of connecting screw-bolts and pillar-blocks or spoolsF, directly to the body of the carriage, or to an intermediatebracke'tshaped casting, F, as shown in Fig. l. Therear part of spring Dis attached to the back of the body, near the upper part thereof. Thesupport of the body by the springs is thereby strengthened, and theconstant upward jarring of springs E arrested. The connectingspools Fthrow every part of the springs into elastic activity, while giving thecarriage, also, a lighter, neatcr, and more ornamental appearance. Acomplete front and rear spring carriage is thus obtained, which is ofsimple and strong construction,

and combines greater elasticity with increased durability andstylishness. The spring-sills D D, made of steel or wood, and applied asshown, receive and break the shock, whenever the front wheels strike arock, communicating the balance of jar to the lateral springs, which, bytheir vertical motion, fully expend the shock, lateral springs beingpressed upward anddownward more or less, according to the severity ofshock receivedfor instance, riding the carriage over a brick threeinches thick, the ends of one lateral spring will spring upward aboutthree-eighths of an inch and the other press downward nearly one inch,thus breaking the shock completely. The two lateral springs, each actingseparately with a perfect elastic vertical motion, attached to and incombination with spring-sills D D, adapt themselves by their elasticityconstantly to any unevenness and roughness of the ground, balancing thebody perfectly, acting similarly to the mo tion of a chip on the ocean.

My combination front springs, by their uniformity of action, give thebody, even when moved on perfectly level ground, a vibrating,oscillating motion, and by the constant rocking and spring motion, causeevery part of rear spring to be set in motion, making in every respectan easy and comfortable riding full-spring carriage. It is simple, notexpensive, and certainly exceedingly strong.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The front cross-springs (J 0, attached directly tothe body of carriage in the middle, and at each end to a sin, B, allcombined as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The rear swan-neck springs D D, spools F F, and springs E E, combinedwith the body and axle of a childs carriage, in the manner and for thepurpose specified.

JULIUS SUES.

Witnesses:

G. B. J OHNSON, J As. M. BANNER.

